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This Saturday 22nd August we're calling for HSBC to end its complicity in
Israeli Apartheid. Take action!

Dear friends,

This Saturday, people across the UK will be taking action against HSBC to
mark the six-year anniversary since Israel's invasion of Gaza, which killed
over 2,200 Palestinians, destroyed 18,000 homes, and left over 100,000
homeless.

Read the blog post. [1]

Even in the face of international condemnation of the Israeli government,
the UK continues to arm and buy weapons from Israel. CAAT stands in
solidarity with Palestinian civil society in their call for an immediate
two-way arms embargo to Israel. But it's not just the government which is
complicit.

HSBC'S COMPLICITY IN ISRAELI APARTHEID
HSBC bank provides services worth millions to companies that supply Israel
with equipment - including BAE Systems [2], whose weapon components were
used in the attacks six years ago, and Caterpillar [3], who sell Israel
bulldozers used to demolish Palestinian homes.

HSBC's support gives these companies the cash and social license to
continue to profit from human rights abuses. But we can use bad PR to shame
HSBC into action. It's worked before - in 2018 HSBC announced it had
divested [4] from Israeli arms company Elbit Systems under public pressure.


SHARE YOUR PHOTO TELLING HSBC TO END ITS COMPLICITY

* This Saturday 22nd August take a photo of yourself holding one of these
printed signs [5] (or write your own message) to share on your social
media. Invite your household, or safely assemble a group if you can, while
social distancing.
* If you have a branch of HSBC near you [6], and can safely get there,
why not take the photo outside the branch? PSC's website has a list of
planned photo calls already happening around the UK which you could join.
* Use the hashtag #STOPARMINGISRAEL and tag @HSBC_UK and @CAATUK

FOR ANY QUERIES ON LOCAL ACTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
[email protected]

Thank you for standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people and don't
forget to follow the hashtag [7] #StopArmingIsrael on Saturday to share
what's going on around the UK and join the Facebook event. [8]

LET'S FLOOD SOCIAL MEDIA WITH OUR RESISTANCE!

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Emma Cockburn
CAMPAIGN AGAINST ARMS TRADE

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